Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cittadella & Spezia face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Serie A. That game was also an away game, at Parma. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Cittadella's stadium, Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi, has a grass surface. Spezia have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Spezia when playing on grass; 13 wins, 11 draws and 21 losses from 45 matches. They have scored 54 goals in these games and conceded 62.
Cittadella form and stats
Action has already taken place for Cittadella in Coppa Italia as they have defeated Novara to reach the 3rd Round. Cittadella was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Coppa Italia.As mentioned below, Cittadella are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Serie B games. Cittadella has recorded two wins in a row here at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Cittadella's previous game was a Serie B match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Pordenone. The home side are looking to build on that result. A 1-1 draw away in the Serie B before that, with Cosenza the opponent.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Monza are coming to town in three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Cittadella at home in the league. 5 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Spezia form and stats
They also participated in Coppa Italia last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Spezia are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie A, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Spezia are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Parma. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Fiorentina in the Serie A.
Drawing 2-2 against Parma after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager V. Italiano needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
A quick return to home after this game, as Spezia are hosting Juventus in the Serie A only four days away.
Spezia have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Spezia struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Cittadella won two, Spezia won five and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Galabinov 3 goals |   M. Gargiulo 2 goals |  A. Benedetti 1 goals |
Cittadella missing players
Spezia missing players
| Cittadella | Spezia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 43 | 27 | Scored | S | 15 | 38 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 335 | 215 | Total Shots | T S | 153 | 305 | ||
| 125 | 85 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 99 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Empoli | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Salernitana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Cittadella | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Frosinone | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Chievo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Venezia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Reggina | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | SPAL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Lecce | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Cosenza | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Reggiana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Brescia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Pordenone | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Ascoli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Monza | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Cremonese | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Virtus Entella | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Pisa | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Vicenza | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 20 | Pescara | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Napoli | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Sassuolo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Inter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Juventus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Sampdoria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Roma | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Benevento | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Spezia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Parma | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Genoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bologna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Udinese | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Torino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Crotone | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 1 |